Why residents of northern Finland pushed back against border closure with Sweden
One of the government’s early measures aimed at dealing with the coronavirus epidemic was the closure of national borders. That
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COVID-19 roundup: Iceland’s borders to open mid-June; senior federal medical officer to visit Alaska
Restrictions on international business travellers and tourists arriving in Iceland are expected to be lifted in mid-June, with the government
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COVID-19: Sweden to buy sedatives from Norway to meet shortage
Sweden’s Nordic neighbour Norway is offering a helping hand by meeting a shortage of the sedative drug propofol, one of
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Growing concern among Nordic officials over increased Arctic border traffic
Finland, Norway is up 27%, while Finland, Sweden is up 25%. The biggest concern, though, is the Tornio, Haparanda border
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COVID-19 roundup: end of self-isolation in Russia; no more active cases in the Faroe Islands
The mandatory self-isolation requirement will be lifted in some parts of Russia on May 12. The lifting of the ‘stay-at-home’
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COVID-19 roundup: Norway’s reopening continues; census restarts in Alaska
Norway’s Prime Minister Erna Solberg said the population’s cooperation helped contain COVID-19 and has well-positioned the country to continue reopening
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Living through Coronavirus – but how much will we remember in the future?
How has everyday life changed since the Coronavirus outbreak, what will the future look like and how much will we
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COVID-19 roundup: phase 2 of Alaska’s economic recovery plan; hunting season starts in Siberia
Gatherings of up to 50 people and permitting restaurant walk-ins are some of the measures that will be allowed as
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COVID-19 roundup: ‘hybrid’ reopening plan adopted in Finland; no more cases in Nunavik
The Finnish government adopted its so-called “hybrid plan” to reopen Finland on Wednesday, but warned it would be a long
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Finland has Nordics’ oldest first-time mothers
The average age of women giving birth is higher in Finland than any of the other Nordic countries, statistics from
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COVID-19 roundup: permission to fly out of Greenland; $1,5 billion US in federal aid to Alaska
The Greenlandic government has OK’d the purchase of departure tickets from the territory on Air Greenland as of May 4,
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COVID-19 roundup: stricter rules for travellers to Greenland and the Faroe Islands
The Faroese government is tightening up self-quarantine requirements for travellers, saying it wants to avoid the reintroduction of COVID-19 into
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COVID-19 roundup: Northern Siberia residents flout lockdown; antibody testing in Sweden
“Calculate how many people you’ve had contact with over the past five days. Are you ready to forgive yourself if
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WHO says Sweden’s coronavirus strategy could be ‘a future model’ post lockdowns
The World Health Organisation WHO has highlighted Sweden’s strategy in fighting Covid-19 as representing a possible ‘future model’ for countries
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COVID-19 roundup: support for energy sector in Norway; easing of restrictions in Faroe Islands
With the oil and gas industries, the main drivers of the Norwegian economy in financial freefall because of COVID-19, the
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